Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance – Above Green

Required | 18 possible points

Intent

To support energy management and move towards a zero energy and emissions city.

Requirements

Measure the annual energy consumption and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions for the city or community. The inventory¹ should cover Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for one whole calendar year or fiscal year . LEED points are based on Energy and GHG performance on Arc scored on Greenhouse gas emissions per capita (tons CO2e per capita). Document the assumptions for differing diurnal and seasonal population if varying numbers are used to arrive at GHG emissions per capita. Obtain a minimum Energy and GHG Performance Score of 40 on Arc. Additional points for this prerequisite are awarded for Energy and GHG Performance Scores above 40, according to table below.

Table 7. Energy and GHG Performance score in Arc and corresponding LEED for Cities and Communities points

Energy and GHG Performance Score on Arc Score		Points
Cities	Communities	Points
40	40	Prerequisite
44	44	1
49	48	2
53	52	3
57	56	4
61	60	5
66	64	6
70	68	7
74	70	8
79	73	9
83	76	10
87	79	11
91	82	12
96	85	13
100	88	14
	91	15
	94	16
	97	17
	100	18

Energy and GHG Performance Score

The Energy Performance Score rates the city or community on GHG emissions of the city or community against the GHG emissions of comparable cities or communities as GHG is an indicator of energy use in the city. Lower the energy use, higher will be the score. The score is a value from 1-100 based on the Energy Performance.

Performance Score Calculation

To calculate Energy and GHG Performance Score, the following data is required:

1. Annual energy consumption from all sectors along with the source of energy.

2. Emissions co-efficient for electricity and all fuel types.

3. Total population of the city or community.

¹ Protocols accepted for GHG inventory: 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)), Baseline Emissions Inventory/Monitoring Emissions Inventory methodology (BEI), (Covenant of Mayors). Bilan Carbone (Association Bilan Carbone (ABC)), Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC), Greenhouse Gas Inventory & Research Center of Korea (GIR), International Local Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis Protocol (IEAP) (ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA), International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities (UNEP and World Bank), PAS 2070: Specification for the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of a city(British Standards Institute (BSI)), U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA), GHG Protocol for Cities (Greenhouse Gas Protocol).